Thread waxing device



Sept. 27, 1932. A. FIORE ET AL THREAD WAXlNG DEVICE Filed Nov. 19. 1931 Patented Sept. 27, 1932 v UNITED 'SrA'rss 'ears-Nr OFFICE AN'roNIo FIORE AND RICHARD A. ADE, or PHILADELPi-IIA,` PENNSYLVANIA Y THREAD wAXING Davies i Application iiied'November 19, 1931. serial No. 576,130'.

Our invention relates to improvements in plan view of the deviceshowing the lid in a thread waxing device and particularly rethe open` position. 4 is a perspective lates to a device which may be used for waX- View of a thread waxing device for holding a ing thread for shoe sewing machines. single spool of thread. f

The object of our invention is to provide a In the drawing l in which like reference 55 device adapted for use with liquid'wax which characters refer to likeparts, Figs. 1 to 3 ildoes not require heating to maintain it in a lustrate a thread waxing device 5, constructed liquid form, to accommodate two'spoolsof thread. SaidV A further obj ect is to provide a waxing dedevice comprises a container 6 having a front lo vice comprising a liquid container with wall 7, a back wall'8, Vend walls 9 and 10 and 6o means for rotatably mounting one or more abottom wall 12, all secured together to form spools of thread immersed in the liquid, a container for a liquid waXing solution. A whereby the thread may be drawn from the lid 14 is secured by hinges 15 to the VVback spool without displacing, or Lip-ending the wall 8 and is detachably secured to the front 15 SpOOl. Y

A further object is to provide a holder for for holding the lid closed upon the container.V the spool, or spools, which holder may be A holder is provided for supporting one withdrawn from the liquid for the purpose Or lfllOlGV $13001 Carriers, WhCll Carry the SpOOlS of inserting new spools. of thread. A full spool ofthread 2l and an .3.3, A further object is to provide means for empty vSpool 22 are shown in'Figs'. 2 and 3. 70

supporting the holder upon the container, The holder 20 lits loosely into the container above the liquid level, in a position in which 6 and provides means for holding the spools the liquid will drain `into the container, dur- O f thread immersed in the liquid, Vand forV infr tho insertion of new spools. lifting the empty spools from the liquid, and

.23 A further object is to provide a separato for ,readily vplacing full spools upon the carrier for each spool. Said carrier being hOlClei. movable vertically upon the holder so that The hOlder 20 Consists of a back plate 24 the spool of thread will always rest upon the and 13011110111 Plate 25 T-gflly-'CODHGCted With bottom of tho holder, the bacl; plate, and a brace plate 26 rigidly 3o A further object is to provide means for secured toY thebacl; and bottom plates. The 80 locking and unlocking the spools upon the brim@ plete 26, at tSUPPCl" pOltQIl, iS procarrier,'and provides means for operating the vided with a finger/hol@ 27 .t0 faCtlte 'in same without the necessity of handlingof lftngth@ hOlClel flOIIl'tliG COIltaIlel wall 7 by a hook 16 or other suitable device 65V the parts which are covered with the liquid. Spool' carriers 30 are mounted upon the f .as A further object is to provide an indicator hOlCleI 20, ctCh COHSSDg Of VGItCl IOCl 3l 55` upon the carrier for showing when the spools Vwhich is bentvto ahorizontal portion or shaft are full7 and empty Y 32. ylhe vertical rod is slid-ably mounted in A further object is to provide a novel fori/n a vertical guide 34C secured upon the backv of wiper upon the receptacle through which plate 211. TheA guide '34 is infthe forni Vvof a fz; the thread is drawn for removing excess waX- split tube which embraces a portion of the ing liquid from the thread. Y rod 3l and a flat portion 35` which kforms a These together with various other details supporting `surface uponV which the lower of construction and arrangement of the parts, portion oftheY rodV 31 slides.l f which will be more fully described and claim- A roller 38 is loosely mounted upon the ed, constitute ourinvention. horizontal shaft'32. Said roller is provided 95 Referring to the accompanying Vdrawing to receive the spool orrtu'be 22 upon whichA 1 is a transverse Avertical section, as on the thread is wound. enlarged washer line 1"-1, Fig. 2, showing the thread waxing or head 39 is rotatably mounted upon the device. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal secfrontend ofthe shaft 32.

i tional view on line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a` Front plates 40 areV provided for guiding o0 the front ends of the shafts 32. Each plate 40 is secured by a. hinge 41, to the front edge of the bottom plate upon the holder. Said plate 40 is provided with a hole 42 of sufficient size to freely embrace the washer or head 39, and said plate 40 is also provided with a vertical slot 43 ofV suiicient wi th to embrace the shaft 32, and permit the shaft to move vertically in the slot and allowing the spool of thread to rest upon the bottom plate 25. 1

The vertical rod 3lis provided with a handle or pointer 45, on its upper end for lifting the carrier. Then the carrier is lifted until the horizontal shaft 32 strikes the lower end of the tubular guide 34, the washer. 39 is in alignment with the hole 42 in the front plate 40 and will freely pass through the hole 42.

V The front plate 40 may be swung to the horiretained in an upright position by the washer 39 when the horizontal shaft 32 occupies the vertical slot 43. 'Y

Stop plates 48 are secured upon the brace plate 26 and limit the inward movement of the front plates toward the spools. The front plates 40 are provided for preventing any horizontal swinging movement of the shafts 32 during the unwinding of the thread from the spools, thus insuring the spools being maintained in their proper position.

The handle forms a pointer which registers with markings upon the inner surface of the back wall 8 of the container, for indicating the amount of thread upon the spool. The level of the waxing liquid is maintained above the spools of thread and, as said liquid is opaque, the indicating devices for showing the quantity ofthread upon the spools are of great advantage as it avoids the necessity of lifting the holder from the liquid for inspecting the spools.

' lhenV it isnecessary to place a full spool of thread upon the carrier'the holder 2O is lifted from the container, by means of the brace plate- 26, to a position above the container. y

The container is provided with a removable shelf 50, which is positioned immediately below the lid 14. The ends of the shelf are supported upon the'opposi'te end walls 9 and l() of the container. By removing the shelf 50 from the container the holder 2O may b-e lifted from the container and the y shelf is again replaced upon the container and thus forms means for supporting the holder above the container in a position in which the liquid will drain into the container.

The shelf 50 is provided with Adepending end flanges 5l which embrace the end walls 9 and 10 of the container. rEhe end walls 9 and 10 are provided with recesses 52 to receive the shelf 50. The top edges 54 of the walls 9 and l0, within the recesses 52, are

inclined downwardly toward the back wall S of the container, so that the shelf 50 and the holder 2O when supported upon the shelf, as shown in Fig. 4, will be inclined for draining the liquid toward the rear of the container. The shoulders 55 formed at the ends vof the recesses 52 form means for properly positioning the shelf upon the container, so that the shelf will not interfere with the closing of the lid.v

A thread wiper 53 is provided for removing the excess waxing liquid from the thread as it is drawn from the spool. The wiper 58 is attached to the under side of the lid 14 by means of suitable fastening devices such as the bolts 59. The wiper consists of a layer of material 60 of relatively soft or open texture, such as felt, curled hair, or liber, and a layer 6l of tenacious, or tough,

material, 6l, such as leather, or fabric, for

retaining the felt, or fiber,in its proper form, and for tightly impinging upon the thread.

The layer of tough material 6l is provided with small holes 62 v"through which the thread passes. The felt or fiber and also the lid are also provided with holes which are in alignment wit-h the holes 62 in the outer layer, through which the thread may be drawn for removing excess waxing material from the thread and evenly distributing the material upon the thread and insuring the individual stra-nds of the thread being saturated with the waxing material. The wiper shown in Figs. l to 3 is provided with two holes 62 for the threads from the double spool holder. ri'Chread guide plates 65 are secured upon opposite Asides of the brace plate 26, for guiding the threads from the spools.

The shelf 50 is provided with a central opening 66 into which the thread wiper 58 loosely enters to permit the closing of the lid. Y Said shelf also has a slot 67 communieating with the central opening to permit the shelf to be inserted and removed from the container without interfering with the threads.

Fig. 4 illustrates a form of our invention y within the container, said containerhaving a hole formed therein for the pa-ssage'of a thread, a layer of tough material having a hole through the same for the passage of a thread, a layer of relatively soft fibrous material through which the thread passes, said layer of brous material interposed between the container and said layer of tough material, and means securing said layers upon 2 the container. y

2. In a thread waxing device, a container for a waxing solution, spool holding means within the container, a layer of tough ma-v terial having a thread outlet hole formed throughV the same, yielding means interposed between the layer of tough materialand the inner surface` of the container, and said container having a thread outlet hole formed through the same in alignment with said hole in said layer.

3. In a thread waxing device, a container for a waxing solution, a bottom plate forming part of a holder removably mounted within the container, a vertical plate rigidly' mounted upon said bottom plate, a brace plate secured to said bottom and vertical plates, and a spool carrier mounted upon,

said vertical plate.

4. In a thread waxing device, a container for a waxing solution, a bottom plate forming part of a holder removably mounted within the container, a vertical plate rigidly mounted upon said bottom plate, a brace plate secured to saidvbottom and vertical plates, a spool carrier upon said vertical plate, and means holding the spool carrier at right angles to the vertical plate.

5. In a thread waxing device, a container for a waxing solution, a bottom plate forming part of a holder removably mounted within the container, a vertical plate rigidlyV mounted upon said bottom plate, al brace plate se? cured to said bottom and vertical plates, a spool carrier, and a guide upon said vertical plate in which the carrier is movable vertically.

6. In a thread waxing device, a container for a waxing solution, a bot-tom plate forming part. of a holder removably mounted within the container, a vertical plate ri,r. ,'idlyl mounted upon said bottom plate, a brace plate secured to said bot-tom and vertical plates, arod, a guide upon said vertical plate in which the rod is slidable vertically,

a shaft having one end mounted upon the lower end of said rod forming a spool carrier, and guide'means upon the holder in which the opposite end of the shaft'is Vmovable vertically, Y

7'. In a thread waxing device, a container for a waxing solution, a bottom lplate form- V ing part of a holder removably mounted withinthe container, avertical plate rigidly mounted upon said bottom plate, a brace plate secured toy said bottom and vertical y plates, a guide upon said' vertical plate, a

member slidable vertically in said guide,

a shaft having one end mounted ,upon the i lower end of said member, a. plate having a vertical slot formed therein through which the opposite end of the shaft is positioned, a hinge mounting the last mentioned plate upon said bottom plate, a'washer upon said shaftv of .larger diameter than said slot arranged for holding the last mentioned Vplate in a vertical position, and said last mentioned plate having a hole formed therein through which the washer may pass and release the last mentioned plate. i

8. In a thread waxing device, a container for a waxing solution, a bottom plate forming part of a holderV removably mounted Within the container, a vertical plate rigidly mounted upon said bottom plate,a brace plate secured to said-bottom and vertical plates, a front plate, a hinge mounting` the front plate to the side of the bottom plate opposite to said vertical plate, a stop'upon upon said brace plate'against which the front plate takes when in the vertical position, a horizontally proportioned shaft formingva spool carrier, a guide upon said verticalplate in which one end of the shaft is movable vertically, a guide upon the front plateiin which the front end of the sha-ft is movable vertically, and means for detachably securing the front end of the shaft upon the front plate for holding the latter against said stop.-

9. Ina thread waxing device, a container, a holder removablymounted within thev container, a spool carrier movably mounted uponthe holder, and an indicator upon said carrier for showing the relative position of the carrierrto the holder. I

l0. Iii-thread waxing de'vice,.a container for a. waxing solution, a bottom plate forming. part of a holder removably mounted,V

within the container, a vertical plate rig,-l

idlymounted upon said bottom plate,a brace plate Vsecured to said bottom and vertical plates, a guide upon said vertical plate, aV

member slidable vertically in saidguide, a

shaft forming a spool carrier mounted upon the lower end of said member, and ka pointer upon the upper `end of said member for inlao dicating the vposition ,ofv the shaft relatively plates, hinges securing ,theV front plates to las ist

the front edge of the bottom plate, stops upon the brace plate against which the front plates rest when in a vertical position, vertically positioned guides upon the back plate located at opposite sides of the brace plate, rods slidably mounted in said guides, p horizontal shafts mounted upon the lower ends of said rods forming spool carriers, means for detachably securing the front ends of the shafts upon the front plates, and a thread wiper upon the container having thread outlet holes formed therein for the passage of threads from the spool carriers.

12. In a thread waxingdevice, a container comprising a horizontal bottom wall and vertical side walls, a spool holder` removably mounted within the container, a plate forming a shelf, said plate having downwardly projecting end flanges arranged to embrace opposite side walls of the container, and said side walls having recesses formed therein to receive said plate and support the same above the holder when positioned within the container and `for supporting the holder upon said plate when withdrawn from the container.

13. In a thread waxing device, a container comprising a horizontal bottom wall and vertical side walls, a lid hinged upon the upper portion of one of the side walls, a spool holder removably mounted within the container, a thread wiper secured upon the under Y side of the lid, said wiper having a thread outlet hole formed through the same, a plate forming a shelf removably supported upon the upper edges of the side walls of the container, andsaid plate having a recess formed therein to receive the thread wiper when the lid is closed. Y

14. In a thread waxing device, a container, a lid upon the container, a holder removably mounted Within the container, spool carriers upon the-holder, a thread wiper secured upon the under side of the lid, said wiper having thread outlet holes formed therein corresponding in number tothe number of spool carriers, a plate forming a shelf removably supported upon the container upon which plate the holder may be supported when withdrawn from within the container, said plate having a recess formed therein positioned to be occupied bythe thread wiper when the lid is closed, and said plate having a side opening formed therein communicating with said recess for the :tree passage of threads when the plate is being inserted or removed from the container.

In testimony whereof, We affix our signatures.

Y ANTONIO FIORE.

RICHARD A. ADE. 

